--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: ka5wll Site location: 34.9111 North / 82.3098 West (34° 54' 39" N / 82° 18' 35" W) Ground elevation: 977.69 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 997.69 feet AMSL Distance to ki4mee: 23.26 miles Azimuth to ki4mee: 105.85 degrees Depression angle to ki4mee: -0.2693 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.2579 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: ki4mee Site location: 34.8185 North / 81.9155 West (34° 49' 6" N / 81° 54' 55" W) Ground elevation: 761.15 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 781.15 feet AMSL Antenna height above average terrain: 94.04 feet Distance to ka5wll: 23.26 miles Azimuth to ka5wll: 286.07 degrees Depression angle to ka5wll: -0.0673 degrees Elevation angle to the first obstruction: +0.0472 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Longley-Rice path calculation parameters used in this analysis: Earth's Dielectric Constant: 15.000 Earth's Conductivity: 0.005 Siemens/meter Atmospheric Bending Constant (N-units): 301.000 ppm Frequency: 146.520 MHz Radio Climate: 5 (Continental Temperate) Polarization: 1 (Vertical) Fraction of Situations: 50.0% Fraction of Time: 60.0% Transmitter ERP: 35 Watts ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary for the link between ka5wll and ki4mee: Free space path loss: 107.25 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 149.60 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 42.35 dB Field strength at ki4mee: 16.42 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 1.77 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 2.17 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between ki4mee and ka5wll, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.8210 N, 81.9261 W, 0.63 miles, 784.12 feet AMSL 34.8212 N, 81.9269 W, 0.68 miles, 787.40 feet AMSL 34.8390 N, 82.0023 W, 5.12 miles, 777.56 feet AMSL 34.8633 N, 82.1053 W, 11.20 miles, 803.81 feet AMSL 34.8634 N, 82.1061 W, 11.25 miles, 810.37 feet AMSL 34.8642 N, 82.1094 W, 11.44 miles, 823.49 feet AMSL 34.8644 N, 82.1102 W, 11.49 miles, 826.77 feet AMSL 34.8646 N, 82.1110 W, 11.54 miles, 830.05 feet AMSL 34.8650 N, 82.1126 W, 11.63 miles, 833.33 feet AMSL 34.8652 N, 82.1134 W, 11.68 miles, 853.02 feet AMSL 34.8663 N, 82.1183 W, 11.97 miles, 856.30 feet AMSL 34.8665 N, 82.1191 W, 12.01 miles, 869.42 feet AMSL 34.8732 N, 82.1475 W, 13.69 miles, 885.83 feet AMSL 34.8737 N, 82.1499 W, 13.83 miles, 889.11 feet AMSL 34.8741 N, 82.1515 W, 13.93 miles, 898.95 feet AMSL 34.8800 N, 82.1767 W, 15.41 miles, 921.92 feet AMSL 34.8802 N, 82.1775 W, 15.46 miles, 935.04 feet AMSL 34.8811 N, 82.1816 W, 15.70 miles, 938.32 feet AMSL 34.8813 N, 82.1824 W, 15.75 miles, 958.01 feet AMSL 34.8838 N, 82.1929 W, 16.37 miles, 967.85 feet AMSL Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 390.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 9410.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at ki4mee must be raised to at least 4801.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.